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A man wearing a uniform of the Afghan security forces has killed three Nato troops in the east of the country, the coalition says. | A man wearing a uniform of the Afghan security forces has killed three Nato troops in the east of the country, the coalition says. |
No group has said it carried out the killing, but similar "insider" attacks have been used the Taliban as a way of getting close to foreign targets. | |
More than 100 Nato soldiers have been killed in such attacks since 2007. | |
A rise in insider attacks last year eroded trust between Nato troops and their Afghan allies. | |
It also raised questions about what will happen when international forces pull out of the country. | It also raised questions about what will happen when international forces pull out of the country. |
About 87,000 US-led forces are in the country at the moment, working with 350,000 Afghan forces. |
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